Snout-tail length 322 mm

Longitud hocico-cola 660 mm

fairly early in the evolutionary history of theropod dinosaurs

while its hind limbs were longer and thinner

Waipatia maerewhenua Variant:Hand painted Snout-tail length 322 mmWaipatia maerewhenua is a species of primitive whale belonging to the Odontocetes, the group of whales that includes dolphins and sperm whales, lived from the late Oligocene to the early Miocene, approximately 23 to 18 million years ago. This species was discovered in New Zealand and is known from well preserved fossils that have provided valuable information on the early evolution of odontocetes. In terms of morphology, Waipatia maerewhenua was